Hello, I'm
Network Engineer designing, deploying, and securing infrastructure for SMB & enterprise clients.
Network Engineer at EkoTechs · Long Island, NY
I'm an IT professional with three years of hands-on experience building, securing, and maintaining network infrastructure inside a managed service provider environment. Day to day, that means designing network topology, deploying and configuring firewalls, switches, and wireless access points, and keeping systems monitored, documented, and running reliably across a wide range of client environments — from small offices to multi-site enterprise rollouts. I started out studying computer science, and that foundation still shapes how I troubleshoot and think about automation. Outside of client work, I keep those coding skills sharp through personal projects.
Outside of network engineering, I still enjoy building things in code.
A local network analysis and diagnostic toolkit with a live browser dashboard. Runs speed tests, LAN device discovery, Nmap port scans, Wi-Fi channel analysis and roaming monitoring, and live packet capture with plain-English traffic analysis. Scans end in a health score with prioritized, actionable recommendations, exportable as HTML, JSON or CSV.
A 3D open-world survival craft game built solo in Unity — crafting, building, an inventory system, and AI-driven wildlife across 35+ C# scripts.
A self-hosted infrastructure stack running on Proxmox VE and a Mac Mini server, with Docker containers for a remote-access agent (MeshCentral), a local AI/LLM runtime (Ollama), photo/iOS backup (Immich), and a Minecraft game server.
Looking to talk networking, infrastructure, or opportunities? My inbox is open.
jamesjrupa@gmail.com